Overview
Caitlin Barry is an associate in the firm’s Chicago Office. She is a member of the Product Liability and Medical Negligence and Healthcare Practice Groups. She concentrates her practice in the representation of automotive, material handling and other product manufacturers in the defense of product liability actions. A substantial portion of Caitlin’s practice is devoted to the defenses of businesses of all sizes in various casualty and catastrophic injury claims. Her practice also includes commercial litigation and business disputes, class action defense, construction, medical malpractice and general tort liability. At Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Caitlin serves as chairman of the Product Liability Practice Group and chairman of the Fire & Explosion Practice Group.
- American Bar Association
- Chair-Elect TIPS Product Liability Committee
- Chicago Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Young Lawyers Steering Committee
- Young Lawyer Council
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch,” (2024-2026)
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Illinois Super Lawyers®, “Rising Stars,” (2024-2025)
- “A Blockbuster Summer: Automatic Emergency Braking, Barbie and Oppenheimer,” Trial Tort and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Products Liability Committee Newsletter of the American Bar Association, September 2023
- DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal’s Alumni Panel Discussion, Chicago, Illinois, September 2023
- “Advanced Driver Assistance Systems,” Company Presentation, Novi, Michigan, August 2022
